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cooperl/ibmi-toolkit
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PHP frontend to XMLSERVICE for IBM i development.

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IBMiToolkit
===========

[](#ibmitoolkit)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/20c41f17e3a78a97ab81b30a96a117522951cd9ddd66505209fa287e86979672/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7a656e64746563682f49626d69546f6f6c6b69742e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/zendtech/IbmiToolkit)

For production systems please do not use the master branch. Instead use the latest [stable release](https://github.com/zendtech/IbmiToolkit/releases/latest).

This project was originally hosted at where older versions still reside. As of Mar. 3, 2014 it is now maintained here.

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This IBMiToolkit is a PHP-based front end to [XMLSERVICE](http://www.youngiprofessionals.com/wiki/XMLSERVICE).

Zend Server
-----------

[](#zend-server)

XMLSERVICE and the IBMiToolkit are already shipped with Zend Server. But being open source they can also be downloaded, installed, and upgraded separately.

Autoloading
-----------

[](#autoloading)

Versions larger than 1.6 use a classmap (a way to map classes to files for easier finding) to perform [autoloading](http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.autoload.php) so the user no longer needs to do it. Therefore the IBMiToolkit may be used standalone, or may be pulled into a projects using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

NOTE: The installation methods below are for versions greater than 1.6. Prior versions did not use Composer.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The methods outlined below are intended for Development environments, and possibly Testing and/or Staging environments. However, it is recommended to deploy a prepared package to a Production environment rather than use Composer.

#### Standalone Method

[](#standalone-method)

1. Download a IBMiToolkit (tar.gz or zip) [stable release](https://github.com/zendtech/IbmiToolkit/releases/latest). Save downloaded file to desired location. (Ex.- /var/www/html or /usr/local/zend/var/apps/http/{sitename}/80/*docroot*/0/)
2. Unzip the content to desired location via terminal. (Example path used below will vary.)

    ```
    $ cd /var/www/html/myproject/
    $ tar -xzvf 1.6.0.tar.gz
    ```
3. Install Composer (add composer.phar) to project location, along side the file composer.json, as outlined at
4. Run Composer install via terminal to gain classmap autoloading.

    ```
    $ php composer.phar install
    ```
5. Include the Composer generated autoloader into PHP application.

    ```
    require 'vendor/autoload.php';
    ```
6. IBMiToolkit may now be used via namespaces, and as outlined at [http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-6-IBMi/zend-server.htm#php\_toolkit\_xml\_service\_functions.htm](http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-6-IBMi/zend-server.htm#php_toolkit_xml_service_functions.htm)

#### Integrated Method

[](#integrated-method)

1. If an app already uses Composer simply update the composer.json as specified at
2. If Composer is not used in a project add it as with 3 above. More info can be found at
3. Run Composer update if a project already has a composer.lock generated, or install if things are fresh.

    ```
    $ php composer.phar update
    ```

    or

    ```
    $ php composer.phar install
    ```
4. IBMiToolkit may now be used via namespaces, and as outlined at [http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-6-IBMi/zend-server.htm#php\_toolkit\_xml\_service\_functions.htm](http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Server-6-IBMi/zend-server.htm#php_toolkit_xml_service_functions.htm)

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 85.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4025d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7c51ddf86c2ad1a98b84063fc095921af6a9f9ad4d0ffa4e09715ef69a7d74b5?d=identicon)[cooperl](/maintainers/cooperl)

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Top Contributors

[![adamculp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/284451?v=4)](https://github.com/adamculp "adamculp (99 commits)")[![alanseiden](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5905791?v=4)](https://github.com/alanseiden "alanseiden (13 commits)")[![Scott-Cam](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9845498?v=4)](https://github.com/Scott-Cam "Scott-Cam (3 commits)")[![cooperl22](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12048268?v=4)](https://github.com/cooperl22 "cooperl22 (1 commits)")

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Tags

zendibmitoolkitibmxmltoolkitXMLSERVICEIBMias400

###  Code Quality

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